In a Sunburned Country

Listener Reviews

1. 5.0(1)

   informative and entertaining

   Wow! I loved this book. I laughed out loud so many times and was completely entertained for the full reading. Bill Bryson is a great narrator. Funny, very funny. I also learned so much about Australia. Fantastic.

   Darby Townsend · April 4, 2024

2. 5.0(1)

   Can I go to Australia now?

   If you could sum up In a Sunburned Country in three words, what would they be?

   Bill F***ing Bryson.

   Any additional comments?

   Bill Bryson, doing what he does best; talking about something he knows. Unlike other travel books, he gives you niether all good nor all bad. He seems to have a real love for Australia and Australians but confronts the clear contradictions and faults within the country. He gives you the cities and he give you the outback, he loves both but he also recognizes their tragic places in the Australian culture. He also adresses the forever enigmatic and heartbreaking history of the Aboriginal people, something lacking in many accounts of Australia. All in all, its a great listen and only made me want to go to Australia all the more.

   Paris Lewis · February 12, 2024

3. 5.0(1)

   Love You Bill Bryson

   Another thoroughly enjoyable experience filled with wonder information. Looking forward to a long vacation to Australia after reading this book.

   Anastasia Gutierrez · March 17, 2022

4. 5.0(1)

   It's all in the presentation

   As always, Bryson shares his travel tales and I want to pack my bags. Educational entertainment at its best.

   RN22lr · December 16, 2020

5. 5.0(1)

   Bryson is Genius

   How to describe a Bryson book? Funny, touching, and so incredibly descriptive you feel as if you are there. I have been to Australia, it feels just like he describes it. So very worth a listen. In my top 10 all time books.

   Nonie · September 10, 2020

6. 5.0(1)

   Very Entertaining

   What did you love best about In a Sunburned Country?

   I love Bryson's dry wit and enthusiasm for Australia. I'll be listening to it again. He had me laughing out loud several times, and saying

   Kierra Hollingsworth · February 14, 2020

7. 5.0(1)

   Enjoyable book

   I first discovered author Bill Bryson in his book A Walk in the Woods about the Appalachian Trail. I loved that book, and In a Sunburned Country is just as good.

   In a Sunburned Country is sort of a travelogue of Australia. It covers a lot of territory. It has to because Australia covers a lot of territory, and it is country of a lot of different kinds, from tropical beaches and the Great Barrier Reef to burning desert to pretty farm country. It is the product of at least three separate trips. In addition to the varied geography, it also talks about some of Australia’s unusual animals. Australia contains the most deadly varieties of several types of animals – snakes, crocodiles, and jellyfish, to name a few – as well as the less threatening ones such as kangaroos and koalas.

   Besides traveling through a lot of deadly bush and desert country, Bryson visited at least six cities and larger towns, and each was different in its own way. He visited all kinds of museums and other tourist attractions, and shares with us some of the history they reveal that you will hardly hear of anywhere else.

   All in all, it was a very enjoyable book, and very well read by the author.

   Martha Leblanc · April 17, 2019

8. 5.0(1)

   Hilarious and informative!

   I Loved this book! I read Bryson’s books on Shakespeare which I really enjoyed but this was even better. My husband is Australian and so I really appreciated Bryson’s insight on Australians and their culture. He was spot-on! The book is an interesting mix of his experiences while traveling through Australia and interesting facts about the history of the young country. I liked that it was read in his own voice. Many moments of the book made me laugh out loud! I replayed certain sections for my family because they were so funny. I highly recommend. I plan to read all of Bryson’s books now!

   Sajan · August 7, 2018